Dam row: MDMK to stop vehicles going to Kerala

Last Updated: Thursday, December 01, 2011, 12:47

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Dam row: MDMK to stop vehicles going to Kerala

Chennai: MDMK would stop all vehicles going to Kerala at Tiruchirapalli on December 21 as part of its protest against Kerala Government's demand for construction of new dam at Mullaperiyar.

MDMK Chief Vaiko said Kerala government and political parties in that state were determined to demolish the present Mullaperiyar dam, which was provides water to southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

"We in Tamil Nadu were exercising extraordinary patience, but it should not construed that we are tolerating everything. We have to assert our right in the dam", he said in statement here today.

Vaiko said he would be undertaking a fast on December 8 along with the farmers at Cumbam in Theni district protesting against Kerala's demand for a new dam.

PTI

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First Published: Thursday, December 01, 2011, 12:38

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vinod - Bangalore
the vaiko not understand the peaple leving in the dam areya. what hi can due stoping the vehicle going kerala only

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Karan - new delhi
Politics over dam now. What more pathetic thing can we expect from our politicians, rather for solution they are creating problems. Kerala could be in big problem if the damn is demolished or futher action is not taken for it. It`s not a war of state it`s is about a question of providing water to fullfil the needs of the people. I dont know whether this issue is raised in the parliament or not because our ministers are busy disrupting parliament and not discussing important issues about the nations